Collar holder



138020, 1938- v l A. MoRvlLLo 2,141,012

COLLAR HOLDER Filed 'Maron 11, 1935 Patented Dec. 20, 1.938

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAR HOLDER idence, R. I.

Application March 11, 19735, serial No. 10,472

2 Claims.

My present invention relates to col-lar holders, and has particularreference to an improved construction therefor.

The collar holders now in use include a pair of jaws which are rigidlyor flexibly locked together, each jaw being adapted to slip over acollar edge for releasable attachment thereto. This construction hasdisadvantageous features, as the collar holder must be put on after thetie is tied, and its resilient grip cannot be too strong, to preventtearing or pull on the fabric. The collar holders therefore tend to slipduring use, and are not suitable for stiff collars.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide a novel collarholder construction which can be used with any kind of collar, whichcannot slip or become loose, and which may, and preferably is, attachedto the collar before it is put on.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in View, myinvention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosedin the detailed description following, in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the claimsappended thereto.

In the drawing, y

Fig. 1 is a View, partly broken away, showing the novel collar holder inuse;

Fig. 2 is a View showing the attachment of the collar holder parts tothe collar points;

Fig. 3 is a View showing the collar holder parts releasably engaged; y

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan View of a modified construction;

Fig. 6 is a side view of Fig. 5, and

Fig. 7 is a rear perspective View showing a modified type jawconstruction.

I have found it desirable to provide a collar holder having releas'ablyengageable gripping jaws, whereby the jaws may be independently securedto the collar points, and then engaged to complete the collar holder.This construction permits use of a strong clamp, as each jaw may bereadily locked to its collar point, and the twisting and pullingnecessary vwhen a collar holder is inserted after the tie has been made,is eliminated, Moreover, the holder may be used on any type of collar,soft or starched, and does not mar the collar, as there need be nosliding movement of the jaw for securing to the collar point.

The improved collar holder I0 has the standard appearance of collarholders when in use, as indicated in Fig. 1; the holder comprises twojaws II, I2, see Fig. 2, which are detachably securable, and maytherefore be mounted on the collar points before the collar or the shirtis put on. The jaw II, see Fig. 3, has an eye I3, and the jaw I2 has atongue I4 removably insertable therethrough, these elements functioningas releasably engageable catch and latch parts. V

Referring now to Fig. 4, the jaws I0, I I include front elements I5 andback bars I6 spaced therefrom and secured thereto, as by rolling lingersfrom the inner parts of the front elements over the inner ends of theback bars, or by welding, soldering, or the like. Each back bar has aclamp screw I'l threaded therein, having a rounded contact head I8 and anger wheel I9, whereby the clamp screw may be turned to grip a collarpoint between the back of the front element and the contact head. Thetongue I4 is preferably slightly offset, see Fig. 4, to permit aligningof the two jaws.

The mounting of the novel collar holder is now evident. The two jaws areseparately secured to the collar points by clamping the points betweenthe front elements and the contact heads, whereby the jaws are rigidlylocked in place, with no formation of slide marks or marring of thecollar finish. The collar is then buttoned and the tie tied; then thetongue of one jaw is inserted into the eye of the other jaw, and theassembly is completed.

If desired, an intermediate link may be used, to increase iiexibility.Thus, as illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, the jaw 20 has at least oneintermediate link 2| linked at one end thereto, and. the jaw 22 has atongue 23 detachably engageable with the other end of the link. Any typeof jaw or connection may be utilized; if preferred, a spring type jawconstruction such as for example illustrated in Fig. 7, may include twojaws 24, 25 each having front bars 2l and spring back bars 2S secured tothe front bars at one end and having pressure parts 29 at the other end.The jaw Z4 has an eye 3U and the jaw 25 has a cooperating tongue 3l.

The improved construction is applicablel to other uses requiring twodetachable lock parts which are releasably engageable o-r joinable, forexample, chains for personal wear, curtain chains, and the like.

Although I have described two forms of clamping arrangements, any othersuitable form may be used; moreover, the front bars and back bars -maybe made of sheet metal, wire, or other suitable material, and thereleasable engaging parts may loe oi" the hook and eye type asdisclosed, or of any suitable catch or snap construction, Withoutdeparting from the spirit and the scope of the invention as dened in theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A collar holder comprising a hook portion and an eye portion, saidhook portion comprising an ornamental bar having a hook at one end, andmeans for releasably clamping one end of a collar to the rear portion ofthe other end of said bar, said eye portion comprising an ornamental barhaving an eye at one end engageable by said hook, and means forreleasably clamping the other end of the collar to the rear portion ofthe other end of said bar, each of said releasable clamping meansincluding a bar clamped to the ornamental front of said collar holderhaving a portion thereof loent so as to be spaced in parallel relationwith said ornamental front portion, and a screw clamp riding in athreaded opening in the end of said bar, said clamp having a roundedhead on the inneriend thereof facing the rear portion of said ornamentalfront portion of the collar holder.

2. A collar holder comprising a hook portion and an eye portion, saidhook portion comprising an ornamental bar having a hook at one end, andmeans for releasably clamping one end of a collar to the rear portion ofthe other end oi said bar, said eye portion comprising an ornamental barhaving an eye at one end engageahle by said hook, an elongated link insaid eye, and means for releasaloly clamping the other end of the collarto the rear portion of the other end of said bar, each of saidr'eleasable clamping including a bar clamped to the ornamental iront ofsaid collar holder having a portion thereof bent so as to be spaced inparallel relation with said ornamental front portion, and a screw clampriding in a threaded opening in the end of said bar, said clamp having arounded head on the inner end thereoic facing the rear portion of saidornamental front portion of the collar holder,

AMEDEO MORVILLG.

